[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10111-10112]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF JACK LORD

                                  _____
                                 

                           HON. ALAN GRAYSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2014

  Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Lesbian, Gay, 
Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month, to recognize Jack Lord. 
Mr. Lord was born in Orlando, Florida where he attended Winter Park 
High School. He later attended the University of Florida, earning a 
B.A. in English with a minor in Spanish and was elected to Phi Beta 
Kappa. He received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law in 1994 
and served as articles editor for the Duke Journal of Gender Law & 
Policy. During his time in law school, he participated in The AIDS 
Service Project (TASP).
  Mr. Lord is very involved in LGBT community activities. For several 
years, he was president of the board of directors of the Hope and Help 
Center of Central Florida. The Hope and Help Center is an AIDS resource 
network that is committed to saving lives by treating and preventing 
the spread of HIV/AIDS in Central Florida. He has been a member of the 
Central Florida Gay and Lesbian Bar Association since 2004 and a member 
of the National LGBT Bar Association since 2007. Mr. Lord is also 
involved with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), participating in 
fundraising and other political activities. Mr. Lord was also involved 
as a community advocate when the City of Orlando amended its anti-
discrimination ordinance to include protections for sexual orientation.
  Mr. Lord is involved in a number of civic activities including 
serving as vice president and board member of Orlando Shakespeare 
Theater; a past board of trustees member of the Orange County Legal Aid 
Society; past president of the nominating board of the City of Orlando; 
and Guardian ad Litem for abused and neglected children. Mr. Lord's pro 
bono efforts also include serving as a pro bono attorney for the AIDS 
Wills Project of Orange County Legal Aid Society from 1995 to 1999.
  Mr. Lord is currently a partner with the national law firm Foley & 
Lardner LLP. He has worked at the firm since 1994 and is co-chair of 
the firm's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affinity Group. Mr. 
Lord was instrumental in the decision of having Foley & Lardner grant 
domestic partnership benefits to all of its lawyers and employees. 
Continually participating in recruiting and retention efforts for LGBT 
attorneys, he was involved with policy changes aimed to ensure Foley & 
Lardner received ratings of 100 percent on the HRC's Corporate Equality 
Index.
  In 2005, Mr. Lord received the Orlando Business Journal's ``40 under 
40'' award, which is presented to individuals who have made significant 
contributions to their professions and communities. In 1997, he 
received Foley & Lardner's Lynford Lardner Community Service Award in 
recognition of his volunteer work and civic involvement. In 2013, Mr. 
Lord was selected by the Legal Aid Society Board of Trustees as a 
recipient of the Guardian ad Litem Award of Excellence. Mr. Lord has 
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peer review rated as AV Preeminent, the highest performance rating in 
Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system for attorneys. In 
addition, he was selected for inclusion in the Florida Super Lawyers 
lists from 2006 to 2013.
  I am happy to honor Jack Lord, during LGBT Pride Month, for his 
tireless work to empower and achieve equality for the LGBT community in 
Central Florida.